UPDATE: The best costumes for the evening will be awarded great prizes from Sherpa's (http://www.sherpa.com.cn)! 1,000 RMB will go to the top male and female costumes, and the runners-up will get a case of Brooklyn Lager! Start getting your costumes ready today!

It's ba-aaaack!

More than 700 scary monsters and super freaks crowded the dungeon last year — and Shanghai's most notorious Halloween party will be bigger and badder in '08.

• What: 3rd Annual Shanghaiist Halloween Party

• Where: The recently embiggened Shanghai Studio, 1950 Huaihai Zhong Lu, No. 4, by Xingguo Lu (淮海中路1950弄4号，近兴国路). Should be more space to move around this year!

• When: Friday, October 31, 9 pm until really, really late

• What to expect: Scary music, scary movies, scary costumes ... and wonderful alcoholic beverages (and pizza!)

See photos from the 2006 and 2007 Shanghaiist Halloween Parties:

http://flickr.com/photos/shanghaiist/sets/72157594356968052/

http://flickr.com/photos/shanghaiist/sets/72157594353845559/

http://picasaweb.google.com/singaporeano/Halloween2007#

http://enjoyclassifieds.com/shanghai-people/shanghai-studio-_16/1-rosa-chen-8269_467.htm

See a video from last year's party:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6x-PNeNJn8

Start getting your costumes ready!